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Discover LudwigThe phrase "own two hands" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion
It could be used in a context where someone is emphasizing their personal capability or effort, but it is not commonly used. Example: "I can handle this project myself; I have my own two hands to do the work."
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"He can't find his ass with his own two hands".
I had made something with my own two hands!
"It's great if you can do things with your own two hands," he said.
He did every last bit of polishing and X-raying with his own two hands.
"But then you're limited by your own two hands, right?" Still, sometimes he can't resist testing devices on himself.
"THE Chinese people must use their own two hands and their wisdom to manufacture internationally competitive large aircraft.
One of the myths that grew up around my father was that he did everything with his own two hands.
We want a tough guy who will "fix" things with his own two hands — let's take out the S.E.C. chairman!
And when you, like your forebears who cut it from a pond, procured it with your own two hands?
"He built News Corp. from not much, with his own two hands, and this is a room full of entrepreneurs.
They actually have quite a lot of paint on them," even though the rugs are the work of her own two hands.
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